Job 7:17
For what is man, that thou hast magnified him? 1 Or that thou givest heed to him? 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
In Context
18Wilt thou visit him till the morning, 1 And judge him till the time of rest? 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:14As the old proverb says, Transgression will proceed from the wicked ones: but my hand shall not be upon thee.
Job 14:3Hast thou not taken account even of him, 1 And caused him to enter into judgment before thee? 1
Psalms 8:4For I will regard the heavens, the work of thy fingers; 1 The moon and stars, which thou hast established. 1
Psalms 144:3The Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; 1 And there is no end of his greatness. 1
Matthew Henry on Job 7:8-17
7 O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. 8 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. 9 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. 10 He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more. 11 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. 12 Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou… Read the whole commentary →